Rail-joint.



110.835.087. l `pArmfrD Nov. 6, 1906. T. WIGNALL & J'. 0.l KRIDELBAUGH.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILEI) IAN. 22. 1906.

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.United States, residing at Hynes, in the ments in Rail-Joints; and we do declare the UNrTED l STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS WIGNALL ,AND JOHN o. KRIDELBAUGH, or HYNEs,-1oWA. i RAIL-JOINT. y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 22,1906. Serial No. 297,289.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownv that we, THOMAS WIGNALL and JOHN O. KRIDELBAUGH, citizens of the county ofMvonroe and State of Iowa, have' invented certain new and useful Improvefollowing to be a full, clear, 4and eXact'descript'ion of the invention, such as will enable others.y skilled in the art-to which it appertains to'make and use the same.

` This invention relates to improvements in railway-rail joints. y `l i The. object of the invention'is to provide means whereby the meeting ends oftwo rails may be securely joined to prevent'the spreading or creeping of the same. 4

A further object is to provide means whereby the pounding of the wheels as the trainis passing over a joint is prevented,. means being also provided for the contractionjjandl expansion of the rails.

W'ith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certainv novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the meeting ends of two rails formed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the chair for connecting said ends of the rail. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the rails, chair, and the plate for holding said rails in place on the ties. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the chair-holding plate, and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the plate-spike.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 1 denotes the meeting ends of two rails, said meeting ends being cut on a slant or mitered, as shown at 2. Adapted to receive said mitered ends of the rails is a joint chair 3, said chair consisting of parallel side lates 4, which are adapted to engage and iii; the sides of the web portion of the rail, the under side of the head, and the u per side of the flange or base of the same, t ereby securely bracing the rails at all points. The side plates 4 of the chair are connected on their lower edges by a base-plate 5, which engages the under side of the base-Hanges of the rails and is formed integrally with the side plates of the chair. The base-plate 5 is adapted to extend a short distance beyond the meeting ends of the rails, but does not extend entirely to either end of the side plates 4. The rail ends are securely attached to the -chair b means of bolts 6, whichare passed' throug the same and through the adjacent sides of the side plates of the chair, as shown.

Arranged below the'base-plat'e of the chair is a fastening-plate 7, on one end of which is formed an upwardly and inwardly projecting brace 8, adapted to engage the edge of the chair on one side andy to bear against the side plate 4 and the vunder side of the portion of theA chair which engages the under side of the head of the rail. The brace 8 of the plate 7 is strengthened by webs oriianges 8', formed in the corners of the same, as shown. In the opposite end ofthe plate 7 is formed a slot 9, through which is adapted to lbe driven a spike 10, the head of which engages the adjacent edge of the chair,.as shown. The spike 10 is preferably provided on two of its opposite sides with laterally-'proj ecting segmental wings 12, located a suitable distance below the head of the spike, whereby when said spike is driven through the Slot in the plate and Vinto said tie the 'wings 12 will also be driven into the tie a sufficient distance to cause the upper face of thewings to lie flush with the under side of the plate, after whichy the plate is shifted in one direction or the other to cause the under side thereof to move over or onto the upper side of one of said v wings, thereby preventing the spike from becoming loose or bein removed from the tie. The opposite end o? the plate is provided with a notch 13, with which is adapted to be engaged a` spike 14, driven into the ties at the opposite end of the plate, thus securely holdingv the late in position over the winged spike. y thus providing a fastening-plate such as herein described the chair will be securely held on the tie against lateral movement, thus preventing the ties from s reading. The chair is provided 'on each si e and at each end with notches 15 to receive spikes, whereby the same is held against longitudinal movement on the ties.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompany ing drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended eX lanatio'n.

Various changes in the orm, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prin- A ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

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Having thus described our invention, what we claim asnew.,and7 desire t'o'secure'by Letters Patent, is

1. In a railway-rail joint, the combination: with the rails having their meeting ends mitered, of. a. chair to receive said endscf. the rails, said chair consisting of parallel, longitudinally-disposed side plates adapted to be bolted to the sidesof the rails and connected atftheir lower edges by a base-plate which engages the bottom of' the rail, a fasteningplate arranged below said base-plate of" the chair, a brace formedI on one endo'the-plate toengage the edge andsid'e plate ofi' the chair on one sid'e of? the rails andmeansto secure said; plateto the ties, substantially as described.

2'.y In a railway-rail joint, the combination withy the rails having theirmeetingends mitere,d of a chair to receive saidv ends ofI the rails, saidi chair consistingof' parallel, longitudinally-disposed side plates adapted` to bebolted tothe sides of the railsand connected at their lower edgesby a base-plate which engages the bottom ofthe rail, a slottedlf'astening-platearranged' beneath said: base-plate of' the chair, a brace formed on one endofthe plateto engage one edge and sid'e ofthe chair, a` spike adapted to. be driven. through said slot in the plate and into engagement with the opposite edge ofthe chair, means whereby said spike is locked by said plate against removal and a spike to hold said plate in place, .substantially as described.

3. In a railway-rail joint, the combination with; the rails having their meeting ends mitered, of a chair to receive said ends of the rails,A said chair consisting of parallel, longitudinally-disposed side plates adapted to be bolted' to the sides of the rails and connected at their lower edges by a base-plate which engages the bottom oithe rail', a slottediastening-plate arranged beneath said base-plate of the chair, a brace formed on one end' of' the plate to engage one edge and side of" the chair, aspike-adapted to bedriven throughsaid slot in the plate and into en agement with the-opposite-edge of the chair, aterallyprojecting wings formed on two sides of'said spike` and' adapted to be driven into a tie whereby the plate may be shifted over' or onto said wings to hold said spike against removal'and a spike adapted to bedriven into engagement with a notch in the opposite end ofsaid-plate, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we havel hereunto setour hands in presence-of` two subscribing witnesses.v

THOMAS WIGNALI'J. JOHN. O. KRlDELBAUGI-I.

Witnesses:

F. G. KJHDELBAUGH, P. B'. JENKINS. 

